From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 24 17:35:28 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8838816A71A for ; Wed, 24 May 2006 17:35:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lisandro.grullon@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.176]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 06D4543D48 for ; Wed, 24 May 2006 17:35:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lisandro.grullon@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id f28so2132014pyf for ; Wed, 24 May 2006 10:35:27 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=l9K3sYbfmslTYNzNHokxWqDvhz2q5hBFYitri5YQ10VPXux0qcd+wXT8TQJghpR2S/gNsUqtvA7yCnkLf5tSQDcFdwLr72BL1zRBaJp2Q6ggn96R1ddjr05ZFvEwG+Nm1WibBLkKcAd48pL0dqNQtNg8x5D0CPWtZrPeKWpL670= Received: by 10.35.98.6 with SMTP id a6mr3507245pym; Wed, 24 May 2006 10:35:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.35.64.3 with HTTP; Wed, 24 May 2006 10:35:27 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <9a4a258a0605241035v28088f83l845c8c320a44f87@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 13:35:27 -0400 From: "Lisandro Grullon" To: "Kevin Kinsey" In-Reply-To: <44747DD3.9040805@daleco.biz> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <9a4a258a0605240749j6901765auf942c5c6cd99671e@mail.gmail.com> <44747DD3.9040805@daleco.biz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disk Geometry Errors. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 17:35:31 -0000 Hi Kevin and thanks for repplyng, sysinstall does not crach at all, the problem is that the information is not retain by the label. I keep getting that contact "Disk Geometry" error when I try fdisk into the volume/drive. Any ideas what is happening. let me know what other information you may nee= d to assist me further. On 5/24/06, Kevin Kinsey wrote: > > Lisandro Grullon wrote: > > Good Morning, > > > > Last night I was trying installing a new Areca controller 1120 8 ports > > using a 5 bay (300GB seagate) drives Raid 5. The main OS is install > using the > > SATA controller in RAID 1 configuration of the mother board, the > addition of > > last night was a separate controller I install.The install when good an= d > I > > installed my modules in the kernel, now my problem is when I try to > > partition the volume using fdisk/label with system install it is giving > me > > nasty disk geometry incorrect error, can anyone tell me what is this al= l > > about? Thank you. > > We'd probably need some more information. Does sysinstall crash? > Does the fdisk information get written to disk anyway? The label? > > KDK > > -- > Zero Mostel: That's it baby! When you got it, flaunt it! Flaunt it! > -- Mel Brooks, The Producers > > --=20 Lisandro Grullon New York City College of Technology Division of Continuing Education Director of Network Operations Lisandro Office: 1718-552-1178 Lisandro E-mail: lgrullon@citytech.cuny.edu "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.".